NG5 5HD

Bestwood · Nottingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Nottingham
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG5 5LN 52 m
NG5 5XD 111 m
NG5 5XE 120 m
NG5 5GW 153 m
NG5 5HE 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG5 5HD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2010
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 5
Latitude
52.992439
Longitude
-1.162111
British National Grid easting
456,339
British National Grid northing
344,227

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Nottingham · E06000018
Electoral ward
Bestwood · E05012273
Parish or community
E43000016
Output area
E00069874
Lower layer super output area
Nottingham 006G · E01033398
Middle layer super output area
Nottingham 006 · E02002873

Postcode source versions

Explore NG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
125
Primary
83
Secondary
16
  1. Henry Whipple Primary School

    Community school

    677 m
  2. Robin Hood Primary School

    Community school

    747 m
  3. Seely Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,796
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,841
  • Anti social behaviour 564
  • Shoplifting 491
  • Criminal damage and arson 463
  • Other theft 273

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NG5 5 residents
16,812

Age bands in NG5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

3,318 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,860 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

4,796 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

4,236 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

2,911 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ALICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CARNWOOD ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5HW

    ODS code C84695

    274 m

  • HUCKNALL ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    KIBWORTH CLOSE, HEATHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1NA

    ODS code C84078

    496 m

  • TUDOR HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    138 EDWARDS LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3HU

    ODS code C84619

    856 m

  • SOUTHGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTHGLADE ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5GU

    ODS code Y05622

    1.1 km

  • ELMSWOOD SURGERY

    ELMSWOOD GARDENS, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 4AD

    ODS code C84011

    1.7 km

  • WELBECK SURGERY

    481-491 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2JJ

    ODS code C84664

    1.7 km

  • DAYBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DAYBROOK HEALTH CENTRE, SALOP STREET, DAYBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 6HP

    ODS code C84066

    1.8 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE - ZULU ROAD

    2A ZULU ROAD, BASFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7DS

    ODS code C84151

    1.8 km

  • CHURCHFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD BASFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 1 BAILEY STREET, OLD BASFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 0HD

    ODS code C84034

    1.9 km

  • SHERWOOD RISE MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7AD

    ODS code C84628

    2.0 km

  • SHERRINGTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    402 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2EJ

    ODS code C84682

    2.1 km

  • RISE PARK SURGERY

    OFF REVELSTOKE WAY, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5EB

    ODS code C84129

    2.3 km

  • LEEN VIEW SURGERY

    BULWELL RIVERSIDE CENTRE, MAIN STREET, BULWELL, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8QJ

    ODS code C84043

    2.4 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BULWELL RIVERSIDE CENTRE, MAIN STREET, BULWELL, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8QJ

    ODS code C84064

    2.4 km

  • STENHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 FURLONG STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BP

    ODS code C84026

    2.6 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

    1 LIME TREE AVENUE, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 6AB

    ODS code C84694

    2.6 km

  • HIGHCROFT SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BQ

    ODS code C84055

    2.6 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUCKNALL LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8AQ

    ODS code C84004

    2.6 km

  • MELBOURNE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MELBOURNE ROAD, ASPLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 5HL

    ODS code C84116

    2.8 km

  • GREENFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE, TERRACE STREET, HYSON GREEN, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 6ER

    ODS code C84676

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Carnwood Road

    BCT · Bestwood

    0.1 miles
  • City Hospital Maternity

    BCT · City Hospital

    0.1 miles
  • Carnwood Road

    BCT · Bestwood

    0.1 miles
  • Landcroft Crescent

    BCT · Bestwood

    0.2 miles
  • Day Surgery Unit

    BCT · City Hospital

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Nottingham 006G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,795 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

125 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 16 secondary schools. Henry Whipple Primary School is the nearest published school at 677 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,796 published events cover 12 months, averaging 399.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,841 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.